Doll walker



Aprglo, 1923, 1,451,390 R. W. HENDRIX DOLL WALKER Filed Aug. 18, 1919 @if rpg.

' Patentes apr. io, i923.

te dini! 9 ROBERTA W. HENDRIX, OFCHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

DOLL WALKER.

Applicationled ituefusty 18', 1919. Serial No. 318,129. i

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERTA W. HENDRIX, a. citizen of the United States of America, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Doll Walkers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in doll-walkers, and the principal objects of my improvement are, first, to provide an improved supporting frame, and, second, the provision of figure-supporting devices suitable for dolls of different sizes and lengths.

This invention is an improvement in connection with the construction disclosed in my pending application filed May 19, 1919, Serial #298,218.

With the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in the novel features and in the novel combination and arrangement of parts, illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, and particularly pointed out in the claims hereunto appended; it being understood that changes, variations and modifications in the details'of the invention with in the scope of the claims, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the dolliif'alker with parts of the doll figure,

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the supporting frame and the figure-supporting device, v

Figure 3 isa sectional plan'of the dollwalker,

Figure 4 is a detail of the engaging ends of the supporting frame and the figure-supporting device,

Figure 5 is across section on line 5 5 on Figure 4,

Figure 6 is a similar view on line 6 6 on Figure 4,

Similar numerals and letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The capital letter A denotes a supporting frame, preferably made of two lengths of sheet metal and their free ends fixed together at 7, 7 one length being bent intermediate, its ends to present side members 8, 8, and what is termed a figure supporting base 9, being formed by a quarter turn of the sheet metal relative to the side members 7, 7, and by the use of a suitable die the loops of the parallel portions 30, 30.

10, 11, are forced in opposite directions to afford a space 12. The other one of said lengths of sheet metal being bent intermediate its ends to present side members 13, 13, and a loop-member 141-, which is formed by about an'eighth of a turn of the sheet metal relative to the side members 13, 13,

and by the employment of a suitable tool the loops 15, 16, are forced oppositely leave ing an opening 17, to receive one end ofthe handle 18, for operating the doll-walker. 131 crank shaft 19, having cranks20,is journaled in the side members 13, 13, at 21, 22, the free ends 23, 211, of the crank shaft being fixed to the wheels 25, 26, so that rotation of the wheels 25, 26, operates the crank shaft 19 and the links 27 to reciprocate the feet or leg portions 28, to whichv they are attached. An important part of my invention is what is termed a figure-supportingdevice 29 which comprises a length of wire, preferably steel, bent intermediate its ends to presentdiverging portions 30, 30, terminating at the free ends in figure-engaging half circles 31, 31, disposed at right angles to the planes The half circles 31, 31', (see Figure 1) pass around the waist of the doll 31 under its clothes and the wedging-link 32 serves to fix the device 29 at a proper altitude with reference to the supporting frame A. Tape 33 secured to one end of each link 27 serves to fasten the links 27 and leg portions 28 of the doll.

To mount the figure, the figure-supporting device 29 may be withdrawn from the space 12 and applied to doll with vthe half circles 31 about the waist `of the doll, then the doll placed in position by inserting the lower end 34 of the figure-supporting device in the space 12 and lowered sufficiently when the wedging member 32 is pushed into position to firmly support the figure or doll.

'Ihe dished disk 35 on the inside of each wheel serves to prevent the wheels 25, 26 interfering with the supporting frame A.

By thus showing and specifically describ ing the embodiment herein of my invention I do not intend to restrict the range o equivalents more than-is made necessary by the prior ystate of this art.

Having thus fully described my invention,

what I claim as new, and desire lto secure by a frame having an upstanding member at.

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the liront end and having a forward opening recess at the lower part, a crank shaft liournaled in the lower part extending across said recess?, and havingcranks therein, yand carrying wheels on said shaft, the trame having on its upstanding part means for mounting a walking ligure for supporting the frame `at the forward end, Vand pitman links connected at their rear ends tothe cranks ot' the crank shaft, and yat their forward ends to the limbs oif the walking ligure;

and means for manually propelling the cranked sha-'ft journalen in the fore and ait 7 extending member at a substantial distance back of the onen 'forwzird end thereof with its cranks within the opening of the sides thereof, and carrymgwheels on said shaft;v

the up and down extending member having means at its upper closed end for holding a walking figure tall enough to reach the plane ot tread of the carrying wheels, and thereby uphold the frame at the forward end; pitman links connected at their rear ends respectively with the cranks of the crank shaft, and at their forward ends adapted to be connected with the limbs of the walking figure, and

lhandle means for manually propelling the structure on 'said wheels; whereby such propulsion causes the walking ligure to walk while supporting the structure at the front.

3. In mechanism ot the class described, the combination of a wheel supported -frame having` an upstandingv inverted ll-shaped section formed ot a metal strip and having the eentral portion of its yarm connection turned to lie .f-aubstantially in a plane extending longitudinally of the arms and provided with spa-ced. kparallel slits transverse the section, the portion of the arm connection between the slits being curved oppositely to the portion above and below the slits to provide a socketk formation, a ligure supporting device engaged in said socket formation, and a crank device for connecting the supporting wheels to parts of a supported ligure.

In testimony whereof l ailif; my signature.

ROBERTA W. HENDRIX. 

